In its continuing fight against organized crime in British Columbia, the RCMP is turning to an unlikely weapon: Wikipedia.

Those parts of the government charged with ensuring economic health have a different mind-set, monitoring capital markets where they assume threats are not malicious, but competitive in nature. This needs to change.

European nations have begun intensive discussions both within and among their governments on whether to resettle detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a significant overture to the incoming Obama administration, according to senior European officials and U.S. diplomats.

WITH ILLINOIS GOVERNOR Rod Blagojevich setting the new standard for corruption, many people are asking why some places seem more corrupt than others. During the 1990s, for example, Louisiana had 10 times as many corruption-related convictions per capita as New Hampshire.

A jury today convicted five men of plotting an attack on military personnel at Ft. Dix in New Jersey.

Millions of green card holders will be fingerprinted and photographed every time they enter the United States as part of an expansion of a controversial biometric program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on Thursday.

Wolfson, top Dems in spokespeople mix - Mike Allen - Politico.com
The Politico is reporting that Sean Smith, a campaign adviser to Senator Joe Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Reform Committee, is being considered to serve as the top communicator at the Department of Homeland Security. Smith was also the Pennsylvania communications [...]

In her 60 Minutes segment, Leslie Stahl suggests she can spot terrorists simply by eyeballing them. Old white lady? No. Young Arab man? Could be … If it were only that easy.

Cyber War Games Confirm Flaws in US Security - ReadWriteWeb
After participating in a two day cyber war simulation last week, government and industry officials said that the United States is ill-equipped to cope with a major attack against computer networks Reuters reports.
The cyber war game brought together 230 representatives of government agencies, private companies and [...]

Is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unwilling to spend political capital to finish the job of enacting the recommendations of the 9-11 Commission? It’s time for Congress, and especially Speaker Pelosi, to show some leadership and clean up the mishmash of committees claiming jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security.

Online jihadists have already used YouTube, blogs and other social media to spread their propaganda. Now, a group of internet Islamic extremists is putting together a plan for “invading Facebook.”

It’s now all but official that the former Navy admiral and CIA official has been tapped to be Mike McConnell’s successor as director of national intelligence.

The United States has a well-deserved reputation as a litigious society, which can be a rude wake-up call for those unfamiliar with the American tort system. The benefits afforded by the SAFETY Act protect not only the enterprise, the “Seller”, but also its suppliers, distributors and customers, thus creating a valuable market advantage over competitors that do not have SAFETY Act protections.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has had a stained reputation almost from the start, and especially since its dismal performance in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

SeaWorld Orlando could become a target for terrorists trying to obtain chemicals, according to a preliminary review of businesses, universities and other facilities across the country by the federal government.

After 9/11, the United States reduced its role in the world to one big idea: prosecuting the “Global War on Terrorism.”

The Examiner reports that Maryland’s Transportation Secretary John Porcari says the state will move ahead with legislation to require immigrants to prove they are legal residents before they can legally drive.

President-elect Obama has promised the country a massive economic stimulus in the form of an immense infrastructure building program, “the largest new investment” in the backbone of our country since the construction of the federal highway system in the 1950s.

ABC News: Exclusive: Cheney Holds Hard-Line Stance
In an exclusive interview Monday with ABC News, Vice President Dick Cheney issued an unapologetic defense of the Bush administration’s anti-terror policies, including the use of waterboarding, and said the prison at Guantanamo Bay should remain open as long as there’s a war on terror.

The economic crisis is jeopardizing the nation’s ability to handle public-health emergencies and possible bioterrorist attacks, according to government leaders and a new report.